CVE-2016-9564 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Boa Webserver 0.92r, specifically within the send_redirect() function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by sending a crafted HTTP GET request containing an excessively long URI composed solely of '/' and '.' characters. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.92rCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.92r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.